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By the time of the Pyrrhic War (280–275 BC), there were some sixty different myths for Rome's foundation that circulated in the Greek world. Most of them attributed the city to an eponymous founder, usually "Rhomos" or "Rhome" rather than Romulus. [87] [88] One story told how Romos, a son of Odysseus and Circe, was the one who founded Rome. [89]
1377 - The Papacy returns to Rome with Pope Gregory XI. 1409 - 1415 - For a short while, the Papacy moves over to Pisa. 1417 - The Great Schism of the 14th century is ended by Pope Martin V; 1444 - Bramante is born. 1452 - Old St. Peter's Basilica is demolished and a new one is begun. 1475 - Michelangelo Buonarroti is born. 1483 - Raphael is born.
[1] [2] It is an expression used in antiquity and by classical historians to refer to a given year in Ancient Rome. In reference to the traditional year of the foundation of Rome, the year 1 BC would be written AUC 753, whereas AD 1 would be AUC 754. The foundation of the Roman Empire in 27 BC would be AUC 727. The current year AD 2025 would be ...
Rome was founded. According to Roman legend, Romulus was the founder and first king of Rome, beginning the Roman Kingdom. 720 BC: The first Greek colony of Magna Graecia in mainland Italy, Kyme, is founded. [1] 715 BC: Numa Pompilius became the second King of Rome. 706 BC: Spartan immigrants found the colony of Taranto in Magna Graecia ...
One week after entering Rome, the Italian troops had taken the entire city save for the Apostolic Palace; the inhabitants of the city then voted to join Italy. [90] On 1 July 1871, Rome became the official capital of united Italy and from then until June 1929 the popes had no temporal power.
Many leaders of the unification movement were at one time members of this organization. In this context, in 1847, the first public performance of the song Il Canto degli Italiani, the Italian national anthem since 1946, took place. [129] Two prominent radical figures in the unification movement were Giuseppe Mazzini and Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Inside the centennial time capsule, officials found 15 artifacts dating back to 1924 and earlier, including a film of the 1921 groundbreaking for the memorial, the 1917 Declaration of War and a ...
In January 2013, a time capsule dated 6 June 1907 was found in a cornerstone of the building at 140 Oak Street. [69] 1913 23 April 2013; 11 years ago () First Lutheran Church Oklahoma City: Oklahoma: A 100-year-old time capsule in the First Lutheran Church of Oklahoma City opened on 23 April 2013. [70] 1920 2024 Owatonna High School: Owatonna